diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
index c8139a598f84..3639371fa697 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
@@ -366,6 +366,17 @@ static int vfio_intx_enable(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	vdev->num_ctx = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the virtual interrupt is masked, restore it.  Devices
+	 * supporting DisINTx can be masked at the hardware level
+	 * here, non-PCI-2.3 devices will have to wait until the
+	 * interrupt is enabled.
+	 */
+	vdev->ctx[0].masked = vdev->virq_disabled;
+	if (vdev->pci_2_3)
+		pci_intx(vdev->pdev, !vdev->ctx[0].masked);
+
 	vdev->irq_type = VFIO_PCI_INTX_IRQ_INDEX;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ static int vfio_intx_set_signal(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev, int fd)
 	 * disable_irq won't.
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vdev->irqlock, flags);
-	if (!vdev->pci_2_3 && (vdev->ctx[0].masked || vdev->virq_disabled))
+	if (!vdev->pci_2_3 && vdev->ctx[0].masked)
 		disable_irq_nosync(pdev->irq);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vdev->irqlock, flags);